Clinico pathological studies of Pericardial effusion in fourteen dogs

Arun kumar L M; K. Jeyaraja; R.  Ramprabhu; Arun Prasad A; K. Swetha; P. Nithya; S.  Kavitha

doi:10.56093/ijvm.v45i2.173169

Authors

Arun kumar L M PG scholar Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai
K. Jeyaraja Professor, Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai
R. Ramprabhu Professor, Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai
Arun Prasad A Professor Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai
K. Swetha Ph D scholar Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai
P. Nithya Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai
S. Kavitha Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijvm.v45i2.173169

Keywords:

Pericardial effusion, Echocardiography, Pericardiocentesis, Cytology, Dog

Abstract

Fourteen dogs presented to the Small Animal Outpatient Unit of Madras Veterinary College Teaching Hospital, Chennai, exhibiting clinical signs suggestive of pericardial effusion were subjected to detailed clinical, radiographic, electrocardiographic, ultrasonographic, and echocardiographic evaluations. Pericardiocentesis was performed for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. Echocardiography proved to be a reliable diagnostic tool for confirmation and monitoring of pericardial effusion. Cytological evaluation aided in differentiation of idiopathic, neoplastic, and inflammatory causes.

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